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Definition of Pleiades
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion.
2. Noun. A star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
Member holonyms: Asterope, Sterope
Group relationships: Taurus
Definition of Pleiades
1. n. pl. The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
Definition of Pleiades
1. pleiad [n] - See also: pleiad
Medical Definition of Pleiades
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1. The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
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